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” Valentino ” (1977, 128 min) A very fictionalized bio regarding silent movie symbol Rudolph Valentino (played right here of the famed Russian ballet performer Rudolph Nureyev inside the first and only headlining character), since the envisioned because of the aesthetically inventive however, otherwise demented movie director Ken Russell. Told for the flashback at the his funeral of the feamales in lives, there are a few terrific views spread through the that it movie, many of which include moving (Valentino are a dancer prior to the guy became a motion picture celebrity, y’see). My fave is early one when he pulls Carol Kane out of the audience to-be their companion once their day–a ridiculous film comic known as “Mr. Fatty”–pushes his brand-new partner in the moving flooring together with his cat-phone calls. Plus out-of notice: ex-Bowery Boy Huntz Hall because the studio lead Jesse Lasky and previous Mother Michelle Phillips just like the Rudy’s next wife (unusually, the initial one is never seen, and simply mentioned once, albeit maybe not by-name). Expect a totally nude discussion amongst the Phillips and you may Nureyev (who apparently didn’t stand each other) inside the an excellent tent.